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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3620, 22 September 1890, Page 2

Mr P H Wood makes aii addition ol 200 owes and lambs to his noxt Taratahi stock sale.

, The cost of drainage of Molkurno is estimated at five and a half millions.

The storekeopirg business of Mr G. Fain, at Marlinborough, has been purchased by Mr ot the I'aueru. Mr liraest 0 Smith, of tho Tauora", invites tenders for road cutting at bis saw mill.

A boy ablo to milk and make himself generally übblul 'is required by Mr Thomas Hitchinga, of Waironga. We undoi'Btaud that a Mnsonio Lodge, under tbe.New Zealand Constitution, is about to be established in Pahiatua.

We learn by telegram that Mrs Oharles Burch died at Papawai this morning from inflamation of tho lungs. _ Tho Lady Minstrels, of Groytowm intend _ giving a repetition of their entertainment at Featliorston on the 26th inst.

MrF, Piranl, who has been chosen by the Kuights of Labour of Palmerston as their candidate, is a printer in the offlco of tho Manawatu Daily Times,

Tt is said that rabbits have been Been on tho property of Mr D Donald at Pukotoi.

Mr Ormond has positively declined to seek re-election, and his committeo has therefore decided to support Mr G H Swan as a candidate.

Messrs Dawson, Wilson, Best, H Bedoolo, Reese, Burrows and Naylor have been returnod as members of the Pahiatua Town Board, .

Mr H. Bunting headmaster of Greytown School, who is at present incapacitated through very sorious illness was slightly better'yesterday.

The farmers of Masterton and surrounding districts aro invited to meet at the Temperance Hall on Saturday, the 27th inst,, to consider the formation of a Farmers' Co-operativo Society for the Walrarapa, A pair of Australian'magpies at Patea are doing well, and hopes are expressed that they will become acclimatised. A number of these birds are established in the bush near Fordell,

Messrs Sylvo and Lawton's Surprise Company arrived by the mid-day train to-day, and open iu tho Theatre Royal to-morrow ana Wednesday eyoning for two nights only. This is an exceedingly clever company and wo recommend everybody to patronise thoirpleasing and astonishing performance. Tho prices of admission are 3s 2s and Is. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their salo for Wednesday next 10 store pigs, 16 3 year old steers, 9 2 year old steers, 135 3 and 4 year old very forward bul ; locks, 25 fat bullocks, and GO 1 and 2 year old mixed do.

Wo are in receipt of the programme for the annual meeting of the TaratahlCarterton Haok Racing Olub, to be held on the Taratahi racecourse on Tuesday, November 18tli. ' • : •

.Regular consignments of firewood have, since the commencement of the strikes, been sent from the Wairarapa to tho Meat Preserving Companies in Wellington, Wo have tried Moßenzie's instantaneous furniture polish renovator, and the report of it is favorable. It is easily applied, produces a really good polish, and at tho same time cloanses the surface over which it is rubbed.,

We again remind 'electors of the address to be delivered .by Mr W W M'Cardlo. in the Theatre Royal this ovoning. The chair will be taken at 8 o'clook.

A change in the weather, which last weokwas hot and sultry,occurred yesterday, when a oold southerly rain set in, It is not likely that any serious amount of harm will result from the change.

The Manawatu Times says:—" We learn that tho new electoral roll for Paltnerston district will contain over five thousand names," We know very little about the advance made In the Manawatu district, but we do think tho number of electa isßlightly overdrawn,

Thoroarp five weighbridges in Dunedin, no two of which weigh alike. Tlioro is a difference of 3 cwfc in the ton between some of them.. Possibly there are 6omoequallydofectlve in Wellington, and tins might account for tho short supplies of coal received of late iu Masterton.

The Australian Star, (N.S.W) says The championship has noarly beon wrestled from us by America, Congressmen Wilson and Eeokwith fought three rounds on tho floor of tho Chamber and then apologised. It was a close thing, but we'rp ahead yet

Tho deaths from diptheria in Melbourne and the suburbs during tho first sii months of this year numbered 2fjl, ago,just J3? for the first six month' of

last year and 08 for tho corresponding period of 1888. A farmer not it hundred miles frorr Fordell, whoso better half has just blessed him with "twins" and with a littlo one of nino and a half months, making throe in eighteen months of wedded life, on being asked how things were looking in general, replied that he could not "grumble, 1 ! as fie had two hundred per cent of "babying" this season,- Wang;anui Herald. Mr W. F. Howlott informs the Waipawa correspondent of a Napier papor that he intends to stand a? fl candidate ior tho electorate. His address is in nis happs, hut it may ||Qt bp Issued for: a month yet, & did not mention his platfom), attcj ho does not intoud to lower himself by tain? the babies of the electors lvlien he commences canvassing, A novelty in tho sbape of an extra light rubber boot, with a leather sole, made by a noted Boston firm, has been shown us by Mr H Peterson, Messrs Hannah and Go's manager. The boot is specially adapted for fishing, and is a dooided imprnypnjent oq t!)o pld fashion of tacking loather qqle? to the bottoms of ordinary ru'uuer hoot?, havo no doubt tho new Mtjole ffill find favor with aiißlenj, ' 0011 arrangements for the present spring season in two of the most important departments in our warehouse are now complete in all their details, at Te Aro House, We lington, The drcssmakingdopartmentshave always been the most successful in tho oity, and our arrangements for tliopresent season aro such as will keep up tho prestige already attained inihpse rooms atTe AroHqu'so, Syollington. M|ss VaiißNtine, with a largo staff of dressmaker's, stjll occupies the commodious suite of rooms facing Dixon-street, quil will be gji)d to see qU'hcr lady patrols as early during the seaon as possible, It would save disappointment if ladies would make their selection as soon as convenient, and place them in her hands at To Aro House, Wellington. f he departments alluded to are dresses and dressmaking, WithregariTto the former, we may soy that we are now in pjsJession of a vory full supply of the most fashionable fabrics for spring wear, ; and without going into particulars it will be sufficient : to say that our Home buyer has displayed escellont taste and both in and 1 colourings'. We i'fjyifo' an early visit of ; inspection of our' beautiful spring dress 1 materials at'Te Aro House, Wellington. ' \ Miss Dumont, recently arrived tjie s{udi(j'j!f Madame Sydney, rooy be interyibvqd in the suit® of I rooms fronting Cuba-street, In both rooms i we aro prepare] |q do tljo fiil|est iuntipe to . all requirements, so at to yiisurc the utmost satisfaction with our dressmaking, at Te Arq House, \Yellingtfln,—Aovr, " '

.!Phe Wflirarapa representative - fo<A" ball team was defeated byHawkes' Bay on Saturday by five points tb'lova'. ■ meeting of the Masterton J?, ' llla heon altered to the fourth Saturday in overy month. The next meeting will, however, bo hold on October 4th. .

_ The Masterton poundkeeper adyertises tho impounding of ono brown horse, one oheatnufc mare, and one bay mare, captured from'To Ore Oro by the ranger.

, Tho Railway Commissionefs have issued a oircular to ilioir employees, refusing to recognise tho Railway Servants Executive, and suggesting that anew society be formed.

_ A yory interesting scone was enacted in ono of Masterton's. sido streets the other evening, when a gay young benedict, of flirtation renown, was subjected to about assovere a castration at the hands of .an., enraged brother-in-law as one need wish for in a life time. The interview has, we understand, had tho desired effect..

A romantio incident has occurred in Queensland. A man named Jones was recently murdered on a station. The son of the murdered man undertook to capture the murderer, and, stimulated in a zeal for revenge, he has run him down and arrested him;

To morrow evening tho Fredo Company give a performance in the spacious tent oreoted in Mr T Thompson's paddook. The entertainment will consist of slack wire performance by Madame Fredo, trapezo feats' and Japanese juggling. Tne lady gymnast is wonderfully clever, and the whole company is highly spoken of by fhe leading journals in tho plaoes they have lately visited, "baby" Lar coming in for some special praise. ' The following tenders have been received by the Masterton' Koad Board for contract No 1, Wangaehu Valley road i—O E Daniells, £526 (accepted) j Kavanngh and McKonzie, £533 ; M Keirns, 1650; P Carr, £589; Woolf and Macfarlane, £7o2lOsj T P Girdwood, £7218s 4d ;'P 0 Madsen, £BBllos. The tender of M Keirns, at £49 was accepted for contract No 2, Kaihouta road.

It is undorstood that the conference of the South Walrarapa Jockey Club and tho Featherston (or South Wairarapa) Kacing Olub hold on Saturday, confirmed tho willingness of the former to join in the contemplated amalgamation,. The course at Moroa,.near Greytown, will still be retained in conservation of the club's interests,but it will not necessarily be used as a racing ground, To relinquish tho lease would mean to lose the buildings entirely, and also to risk their being utilised by the formation of another club, whereas by paying the very slight annual rent, they may he kept and possibly may be of service in Borne form later on.

L, J, Hooper and Co. will, in tho course of a few days, mako their grand display of new Spring goods, which are now being landed on the Wellington wharf from theTongariro, All the latest Parisian styles and novelties will shortly be displayed in the Bon Marcho, charming millinery such as never before baa been shown jn tho Wairarapa, We shall show this season the newest and most fashionable styles, designs and materials in dress goods, prints, pongees, olotlis zephyrs in all the new and leading colorings with trimmings &0., to match, The above goods have beon specially bought for the Bon Murche by one of the most experienced buyorsi having a thorough knowledge of the olasses of goods required for the colony, especially otthe Wellington province. Our stock being the pick of tho whole ot the New Zealand warehouses, together with our own importations re Tongarlro, will make the grandest display of fashionable and stylish, millinery mantles,'jackets, dieas goods, &o, ■ Our ouatomers and the publio : geuerally will do themselves justice >y reserving their purchases till thoy have inspected the goods at' the Bon Marcho, ; Wo shall as in previous yeras mark every line at wholesale prices and in plain figures, li. J. Hooper and Co., Bon Marohe Fashionable Drapery, Warehouse, Queon Street. Masterton,